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    55 Word Fiction ~ This Masochist Loves It

    April 17, 2010
    By Alex Crabtree

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    • Drifter0658 April 17, 2010 at 1:55 pm

      55 Word #Fiction ~ This Masochist Loves It http://goo.gl/fb/4IEsS #writing #55wordfiction #content #flash

    • Carrie April 17, 2010 at 4:02 pm

      I’ve tried it once or twice but failed miserably. I think I need more practice just like with everything!
      Carrie´s last blog ..Writing should be fun My ComLuv Profile

    • Alex Crabtree April 17, 2010 at 4:26 pm

      I cannot tell you how many I’ve written and I sometimes still feel like I fail. Always get down to what I think is the final word count and end up with needing to pare one or add one. THAT is a real frustration.

      You’re right though, everything takes practice.

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    • Petunia GreenBeans June 4, 2010 at 5:59 pm

      Writer? Masochist? You mean the two are not mutually exclusive? Well, I’m at least one of those, and a proud member of “Run-On Sentencers Anoymous”. Combine that with crippling creative ADD and this might be just what the doctor ordered. 55 words? I think I might have to try that. Do “I” & “a” count?

    • Petunia GreenBeans June 4, 2010 at 6:02 pm

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    • Alex Crabtree June 4, 2010 at 6:19 pm

      For someone who is so severely afflicted, you sure have deadly accurate aim when it comes down to gunning for your target.

      Old Doc Self-Critic has attempted squelching my verbosity with a massive dose of 55 word fiction. I still end up spending a day trimming an “I” or an “a”, and even constructing contractions.
      Alex´s last blog ..Building A Short Story ~ Jumping to 220 My ComLuv Profile

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    • Alex Crabtree August 8, 2010 at 12:50 pm

      Revisited: 55 Word Fiction ~ This Masochist Loves It – Of all the writing I do, I look forward to writing… http://is.gd/e8RqZ #ewm

    • mickey October 17, 2010 at 2:01 pm

      Here’s one I cooked up a while back at 66 words length. Carved it down to 55 for this:

      STARPILOTS-
      Starpilots land on a desolate world. Gritty red dust clings to their spacesuits. Janus VII curiously inspects the site. “This must be an altar from an ancient civilization. See how these metallic pillars line up from east to west.” Janus tries to read the strange markings on one column: Jane Loves Dan, Cadillac Ranch, 2014.

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